Lifting jack



"May 3, 1927.

L. D. NILSON LIFTING JACK 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Nov. 18, 1925 May 3, 1927'.

' L. D. NlLsoN LIFTING JACK Roa/Wmo v/MJ A ATTRNEYS Filed N'ov. 18, 1925 s sheets-sheet 2 l@ LEO/V ff@ il 'q 1,627,526 May 3, 1927. L. D' NILSON LIFTING JACK Filed Nov. 1a, 1925 :s sheets-sheet V5 .IA/VENTO@ fon/AnoA//Lso/v Patented May 3, 1927.

LEONARD D. NIIJSON, F WAYZATA, MINNESOTA.

LIFTING JACK.

Application filed November 18, 1925. Serial No. 69,851.

This invention relates to improvements in lifting jacks adapted particularly for use in garages and repair shops for lifting the axles of automobiles, trucks and other vehicles, and particularly relates to the type usually known as dolly jacks, mounted upon suitable casters and adapted to lift land supportone end of a vehicle to permit the renioval of the tires or wheels therefrom, and which will, at the same time, allow the vehicle to be moved from place to place in the garage after the wheels and tires are rcn'ioved from the axles.

In the use of jacks of this type, ditliculty has been experienced particularly with cars or trucks having` balloon tires in obtaining the desired degree of lift or elevation of (he axle or portion ofthe car to which the jack is applied, and this is particularly noticeable when the jack is used on a floor, as it usually is, where there is no pit or depression beneath the car or the jack to receive the lifting member or element when in its lowered or down position. Hence the primary object of my invention is to provide an apparatus in which the lifting member has a long stroke, or movementI that is desirable in raising trucks and cars oit the floor, particularly those with balloon tires, and is adapted to assume a position in its supporting frame when lowered where no pit or depression is necessary to receive it. In other words, the lifting element having an extreme lifting stroke, does not have to' be lowered below its supporting frame or the floor line when in its down position, and at the same time is adapted for any extreme degree of lift that may be required.

The particular object of the invention, therefore, is to provide a lifting apparatus which, when in lowered, non-lifting position.I will be comparatively low to allow it to be inserted under an axle when the tires are deflated, thereby providing a struc ture particularly well adapted for lifting the axles of automobiles equipped with balloon tires, and the lifting range of which is also greater than that of jacks in use at the present time, thereby providing a `jack well adapted for garages and repair shops for lifting all types and sizes of automobiles or other vehicles.

Other objects of the invention will ap-` pear from the following' description and the new and useful accompanying drawings and will be pointed out in the annexed claims.

In the drawings there has been disclosed a structure designed to carry out the various objects of the invention, but it is to be understood that the invention is not confined to the exact features shown, as various changes maybe made within the scope of the claims which follow.

In the accompanying drawings forming part of thisspecification.v

Figure 1 is a` sectional elevation of. the iu'iproved jack showing it in raised or lifting position;

Figure 2 is a similar view showng the jack in lowered or non-lifting position;

Figure 3 is a side elevation, partially broken away, showing the rack member partially raised to lift a load;

Figure 4f is a planview of Figure 2; Figure 5 is an enlarged detail sectional view on the line 5 5 of Figure 4 showing` s the ratchet device provided for actuating the rack member;

Figures G and 7 arevsimilar views showing the parts in different positions; and i Figure 8 isa cross-sectional view on the line 8*8 of l `igurey 6. p

The main frame of the novel structure featured in this invention preferably consists of a pair of yspaced beams 1,1 having their rear end portions secured to a; yoke 12 in which a shaft 13 is rotatably mounted. in Lsuitable bearings-1d. provided therein. Carrying wheels 15 are rotatably mounted upon the shi-ift 13 on suitable anti-friction bearings 16 as shown in Figure 8. The

, forward end portions of the side beams 11 are suitably secured to a cross member 17 having swivel .casters 18 mounted therein to support the forward end ofthe ]ack. The above described parts provide in effect a substantial truck frame upon which the operating mechanism of the jack is mounted.

An important feature of this invention re-` sides in the novel construction of the liftingI mechanism provided at the rear end ofthe jack. This mechanism comprises a sector shaped lifting member 19 having preferably two rows of rack teeth 21 provided thereonas particularly shown in Fig,- 'ure S. These rack teeth or racks are spaced apart and are adapted tol mesh with a plan' of rack pnons 22 integrally formed preferably with a ratchet wheel 23 interposed therebetween. The pinions 22 and ratchet wheel. 23 are loosely mounted upon the shaft 13. The lifting member 19 preferably comprises two sections suitably connected toig'ether by means of a web 24 as particularly shown in Figure 1, In the construction here shown. the above mentioned sections and the web 24 are integrally formed in one casting. although it is to be understood that if desired the two sections of the liftingV member may be independently formed and thereafter suitably secured togcther in spaced relation to form a unitary structure by such means as tie rods or other suitable connecting' means. Circular dises 25 are provided adjacent each rack pinion 22 adapted to engage the opposed flanges 26 of the lifting` member 19. The dises and flanges 26 function to space the rack teeth 21 from the pinioiis 22. thereby causing the intermittent movement of the liftingr member 19, when lifting a load` to be smooth. which would be practically impossible if the weight of the load were carried directly upon the teeth.

)i socket castingi 27. havingr a swiveled lifting); head adjustably mounted therein by means of a ratchet device 29. is pivotally connected to one end of the lifting member 1.9. pair of bars 31 are secured to the socket casting` 27 and have their lower or forward ends slidably mounted upon a short shaft or stud 32 mounted adjacent the forward end portions of the side beams 111 of the jack frame. These bars have an iin-- portant. function in the operation of the `iaek, as they le'uide the movement of the lifting end of the member 19 and at the Same time provide a support or brace tliereforgwlien the jack is lifting` a load, especially when the liftine member is in the position shown in Figure 1. lillonnated openings or slots l-i are provided in the forward ends of the bars 31 to permit the bars to move longitudinally during the liftiiizer movement of the member 19. Dui-ine the movement of the lifting` member from its normal inactive position as shown in Figure 2 of the drawings. lo the position it assumes when in raised position as shown iii Figure 1 of the drawine's. the bars 31 move longitudinally and the, slot 33 in one end of each of the bars 231 permits the longitudinal movement nec* essarily imparted to the bars 31 when the .sector shaped lifting member 19 is moved from its lowered to raised position. The slot, 33 of course. allows or compensates for this movement of the bais 31.

The slot and pin connection may be referred to as a lost motion connection or as a pivotal and sliding; connection between one end of the bars 31 and the frame or beams 11. The bars 81 function after the lifting` inlember has been initially raised, that is, while the lifting member is firstbeinev raised the bars simply move longitudinally with the lifting member and the shaft 32 within the slot does not in any 'way function to brace or cause the bars Ill to be braced uiiil after the liftingmember has been moved to its raised position and then the bars 31 have one end of the .slot` rcsiingi against the shaft P31). and this holdsl the bars 31 iii their inclineil or raised position '-.vlieic the bars and lifting member form a truss arrangen'ient. Suitable guide rollers ill and 35 are provided on each side of the yoke i2 adapted to engaee the opposed lanzcges 2o of the lifting' member for the purpose ol guidingv it when beine; moved from its nonlifting position. shown in Figure 2, to the load-lifting position shown in lfigure l.

Durinzer the initial movement of the litting member from its inactive position ton wards its raised position the lifting member travels upon and is supported and guided by the rollers 34 and 35 as well as the meshint;` of the rac-k bai.- with the pinion. lur

inea suoli initial movement the bars 2131 do not Yluiiclioii and may be said to remain iii-- active and this is true until the lifting inember .nas been moved suhstai'itially to pof-4 [tion and then the upper end of the lifting member will be braced relative to one end of the 'traine through the bars l. rl`he shaft 32 is then in engagement with the end of the slot closest to the lifting; member and when iii this position as shown in Fireure 1 the connection between the bar ill and the frame 11 is such as to permit the bars 31 to 'function for bracing: and supporting the lifting' member iii its raised position.

'l`lii sector-shaped lifting;` member. it will be noted. is substantially horizontal in i s iion-worliiiiel position ud above the loir line, and while this l ine' member has a comparatively long?,` s l-.e and capable of insertion undcfnthe axle of a cai'r` on account of its normal lowdown position. it is adapted to raise to the desired elevation any type of car or truck or .ther vehicle equipped with balloon or other lires.y and all this can be accomplished without baviiicj thi-r .lifting member more down into a pit or di pression in the lloor or below the loor line of the siimortine frame. l am thus able with a simple but sti-ono' and durable incchaiiism, to elf 'L the desired lift to any type of vehicle or in fact. any other object to be lifted, without havii ice 'the llack in any particular position or spot in the 3jai'age or repair shop where may be used. In other words. it not nee y in order to obtain the extreme stroke o'f this jack to provide for movement of the lifting; iiieii'ibei' below the level of the frame in which it is mounted. l prefer this sectorshaped lifting` iiieinbcr on account of its strangth and simplicity and ease of manufacture and imeration,y but it will. be underllll LIU

Stood that modifications ot this device may be devised which ywill employ `substantially the same mechanical principles having` a long upward stroke and require .no space beneath the 'traine 'tor the down stroke. l regrari'l, therefore, all such devices operating meclia'nically, Within the scope ol my present invention.

'lhe means provided tor operating,r the li'ltii'lp; member 19 consists ot a littincv pawl 3G mounted upon a shalt 3T rotatably niounteigl iu suitable bearings provided in a pair ot' triangnilar plates 38 loosely mounted upon the sha-tt 13 as shown in the drawings. ltods 39 operatively connect the plates 38 with an equalizer bar l1 having` its opposed ends projecting through elongated openings or slots 4t2 in the vertical Webs of the side beams 11 ot the jack trame (see Figures 1, 2, 3 and 4). ,A connecting,r yrod 42 connects the equalizer bar 4:1 with a quadrant 43 pi'f otally mounted upon the shatt 82 at the' Ytoi-ward end ot the trame. An operating lover Alil: is adjustably connected to the quadrant t3 by means oil." a slidably mounted block lll() havii'ig;` a tooth 45 thereon adapted to engage the notches in the quadrant 1li; as shown in Figure 1. lThe block Alll is operable by means of a rod 4G having,` a hand `urip 47 secured to the upper end thereof. A tension spring 18 has one end connected to the connecting rod 42 and its other end connected to a cross member 49 secured to the side beams 11 of the iframe. This spring tunctions to normally main',- tain the lifting pawl `36 in its starting position shown in Figures 1y, 2, 3 and 5. i When the oiierating' leverde .is moved from the 'tull to the dotted line position shown in Figure 1, the hitting` pawl will engage one oit the teeth in the ratchet Wheel 23 and cause itvto be i.iartiallylv rotated, and it is ther-etere necessary that means be provided tor holding; the ratchet to prevent it 'trom rotating` backwards when the lifting pa-Wl is beingr moved trom the positionshoivn in lztigure G to that shown in Figures .1, 2 and This will readily be 'understood as a result ot the weight ot the load upon the littingrj member 1-9 tending,v to rotate the rack pinions 22 and therefore the ratchet 23 in the reverse' direction 'from that followed when iittine a load.

A holding pavvl 51 is therefore provided and adapted to engage the ratchet Wheel 23 to` prevent itat'rom rotating backwards. This holding` pawl is preferablymounted upon a shaft 52 rotatably mounted in suitable bearings in the yoke 12. 7A torsion spring iscoiled about the shatt 52 and has one end eiigaging the )aivl 51 and rits opposite end the yoke 12, therebytending;- to yieldably hold the pawl against the teeth ot the ratchet Wheel 23. A similar spring` 551. is mounted upon the 'shaft 37 to' normally hold the lifting' pawl against the ratchet teeth. By the employment ot these two pavvls and the operatingY lever #i4 at the forward end ot the jack7 the lifting mem.- ber 19 may readily be moved from its horirfrontal non-lil'tiuev position, shown in Fie'-` ure 2, to its upright or liftingr position shown in Figurel.

In jacks ot this type it is desirable that means be provided whereby the movement ot the lifting` member 19 may be quickly reversed to cause it to be moved from its litt-` ing to its non-lifting position, and in the structure Ahere shown the pawls 3G and 51 which effect the elevatingor raisingl ot' the lifting member, are also employed to reverse the movement ot the lifting member to lower thel 'lifting head. In order to employ the use of the pawls 36 and 51 in reversing' the movement of the lifting member 19, means must be provided to automatically overcome the tension of the torsion springs 53 and 54:

which normally tend to hold the pawls against the tace ot the ratchet 23. hc

rmeans provided tor thus overcoming the ension ot the springs 58 and 54 is cica rl y shown in .Figures 5, 6 and 7. As nere shown, it will be noted that arms 55 and 56 areterniinally secured tothe zuljacentends ot the shafts 52 and 37, respectively, upon which the pawls 51 and 36 are mounted. A block 57, havingr a rod 58 slidably'mounted therein, is pivotally mounted in the arm The upper end ot' the rod 58 has a head 59 formed thereon in Which a notch 61 is provided, adapted to receive a pin Gt; secured to the relatively shorter arm 55. The rod .58 is preferably threaded to receive the adjusting nuts G3` and (34 between which and the opposed faces ot the block 57 a pair ot compression springs G5 and G6 are mounted. A rod GT connects the head 59 ot the rod 58 With an operating rod 68, as partie ularly shown in Figure'. The rod pretcrably has an eye 69 terminally provided there` on to receive the end et the rod (57. and a compression sprinpr T1 is mounted upon the rod 68 between the eye G9 and the ,guide 72, secured to the side beam 1l ot' the jack frame. Thecompression springv T1 tends to constant-ly torce the head 59 into engagement with the pin 62. The opposite end ol the operating rod 68 connected to a bell crank 78 pivotally mounted upon the cross member 17 ot the jack trame. When the head 59 is in engagement with the pin 62, as shown in Figures 5, 6 and?, the bell crank 73 Will assume the position shownin dotted lines in Figure 2. In this position, oscillation ot the operatingrlever Llll Will reverse the direction ot rotation ot' the ratchet wheel 23 to cause the sector-shaped hitting mem` ber 19 to be moved trom the position shown inFigure 1 to that shown'in vFigure 2. Whenithe bell crank is moved tothe tull line ill) position shown in Figure 2, in which position it is held by the action of the spring 71. the head 59 will be moved out of engagement with the pin 62 in the arm 55 or to the full line position shown in F igure 3. then thus positioned, oscillation of the hand lever 44 will cause the ratchet wheel to be rotated in a direction to elevate thc lifting` member 19.

ln the operation of this novel jack and when the lifting member 19 and head 28 are in normal non-lifting position as shown in Figure 2, the rear end portion will be inserted under the axle of the vehicle with the swiveled liftinpr head 28 substantially in alignment therewith. The operating lever 44 is then secured to the quadrant 43 by means of the block 40 at such an angle or position as to permit it to be conveniently operated by the user. A foot pedal 74 is provided upon the quadrant 43 for the convenience of the operator for initially operating: the lifting;` pawls 36 to move the lifting head 28 into engagement with the axle of the vehicle. Such initial movement of the lifting mechanism can be accon'iplished unich quicker by the use of the foot pedal than with the operating,` lever, for when the lever is unlocked from the quadrant 43, the operator can actuate the quadrant very rapidly, it being understood that the quadrant, after each downward stroke` will be returned to its normal starting' position by the action of the spring 48. As soon, however, as the liftingl head 28 engages the vehicle, the load may be too `great to permit the operator to actuate the lifting mechanism by the use of the foot pedal 74, and the operating lever 44 may then be connected to the quadrant and the latter actuated by oscillating the lever 44 as hereinbefore described.

By means of the notches in the quadrant 43 the lever may be relatively adjusted thereon for the convenience of the operator in oscillating,` it. Thus should the ack be used to lift a car having its body considerably overhangino,` the axle. the lever may be positioned as shown in Figure 2, where it will be moved to substantially a horizontal position adjacent the floor line when oscillated lo lift the car or to actuate the lifting mechanism.

The swiveled lifting head 28 may also be relatively adjusted in its socket by means of the ratchet device 29, which preferably has a hand `grip 75 mounted upon the bars 31 for the convenience of the operator in actuating the ratchet device 29 to permit the head to drop, by gravity, to its lowered normal position, shown in Figure 2. The head is manually raised in its socket when it is desired to adjust it therein to increase the lifting` range of the jack.

In raising the lifting member 19 from its horizontal to its vertical position` the liftinf;- pawl 36 and the holding pawl 31 will function as is customary in devices of this kind, that is, for each forward stroke of the lever 44, the lifting pawl will engage one of the teeth in the ratchet and rotate it a fraction of a revolution sufficient to permit the holding' pawl to engage the neXt tooth, thereby holding' the ratchet against reverse movement while the lifting pawl is being;` returned to its initial starting position.

lVhen the lifting member 19 and head 28 are lowered, the action of the pawl 36 will be the reverse of that employed when the lifting head is being elevated. When it is desired to lower the head 28 from the position shown in Figure 1 to that shown in Figure 2, the bell crank 73 at the forward end of the jack will be moved from the full to the dotted line position shown in Figure 2, thereby permitting the spring 71 to move the head of the rod 58 towards the pin 62 in the arm 55. Such movement of the head 59 will cause the pin 62 to be received in the notch 61 in the head, thereby operatively connecting the rod with the holding pawl 51 by means of the pin 62 and arm 55. Such connection of the rod 58 with the pawl 51 will cause the block 57 to slide upon the rod as the triangular plates 38 are oscillated upon the shaft 13 by the reciprocal movement of the connecting rods 39. When the pawl is moved to the position shown in Figure 5, it will be noted that the spring' 65 between the adjusting nut 63 and the block 57 will be compressed, The force of this spring when thus compressed will cause the holding pawl to be forced against the ratchet 23 while the pressure exerted against the block 57 mounted in the arm 56 will be suiiicient to overcome the tension of the torsion spring 54 of the lifting pawl; thereby causing the lifting pawl to be moved out of engagement with the ratchet, as shown, as soon as the holding pawl takes the load. When the pawls are thus positioned, the plates 38 carrying the lifting pawl may be oscillated in the direction indicated by the arrow in Figure 7 without havingl any effect upon the rotation of the ratchet wheel 23. This will be noted as a result of the lifting pawl being moved out of engagement by the action of the spring; 65 when the pawl 36 is initially moved from the position shown in Figure 5. However, when the plates 38 reach the position shown in Figure 7, the tension of the springs 65 and 66 will be neutralized, thereby causing the torsion spring 54 to force the liftingr pawl 36 into contact with the ratchet so that when the plates 38 have completed their forward stroke, as shown in Figure 6, the lifting; pawl will engage the ratchet and relieve the holding pawl 51 of the load. When the parts are positioned as shown in Figure 6, it will be noted that the compression spring lill the tension of the torsion `spring and will therefore move the holding pawl out of engagement with the ratchet after which the plates 38 carrying the lifting pawl 36 will be moved from the position shown in Figure G to that shown in .Figure 5, thus completing` a cycle of operation in the lowering of the sector-shaped lifting member .19. Thus it will be seen that as long as the head 59 of the rod .58 is in engagement with the pin G2, oscillation of the quadrant 13 will cause the lifting member 19 to be lowered to its normal non-lifting position shown in Figure 2. Obviously, if the `load is not too great, the lowering Aof the lifting member 1.9"t its normal non-lifting position may be eil'ected by the operation of the foot pedal 74; when the operating lever let is unlocked from the quadrant 413.

I 'llie operation of this novel jack is therefore accomplished entirely by the oscillation of the quadrant 43 operated either by foot power or hand power, as desired. The same pawls are also used for both raising and lowering the lifting member 19, thereby greatly simplifying the construction of the operating mechanism.

When the head 59 of the rod 58 is disel'lgaged from the pin 62, as shownv in Figure 3, the arms and 56 will have no :function and the rod 58, carrying the springs `(35 and 66, will idle with the movement of the triangular plates 88. By means of the adjusting nuts 63 and 64, the tension of the springs 65 and 66 may be adjusted to the desired degree to overcome the tension of the torsion springs 53 and 54 in the operation of lowering the lifting member 19. It will also be noted by reference to F iguresv 1 and 8 that when the lifting member 1 9 is being elevated to lift a load, the

n'iajorportion of the load will be supported substantially upon the shaft 13 and the wheels 15, thereby relieving the frameof any unnecessary strain with the resultthat it may be constructed of comparatively light material. By providing `two rows of rack teeth upon the lifting member 19, the member and also the lifting head 28 will be pre-I vented from teetering or rocking upon itsy support, thereby providing a very rugged and substantial lifting apparatus. In movingthe lifting member 19 from its normal non-.lifting position shown in Figure 2 to the intermediate position shown in Figure 3, the supporting bars 81 will have a longitudinal movement caused by the arcuate movement of the member 19. From the position shown in Figure 3 to that shown in Figure 1 the bars 31 will have a forward movement until the ends of the slots 33 enfer operating said ratchet movement of the member 19 will be guided' by the oscillating movement of the bars 31.

I claim as my invention:

1. A jack comprising a frame, a member having' a sliding connection with one end of said frame, a lifting member mounted at the opposite end of the' frame and having a pivotal connectioni with said firstmentioned member, a rack on said lifting member, a pinion mounted for engagement with said rack, a ratchet device connected with said pinion for operating it and means t, device to raise said lifting member.

2. A jack comprising in combination a wheeled frame, a bar mounted for swinging ni'ovement thereon, a lifting member pivotally connected to said bar, a pair of spaced rack bars on said lifting member, pinions engaging said rack bars, a ratchet wheel interposed between said pinions and secured thereto, pawls engaging said ratchet wheel, an operating lever for said pawls and ratchet, said lever hav-ing an adjustable connection with saidpawls whereby it may be operated at various angles. p

A jack comprising' a wheeled frame, a lifting member mounted thereon, curved racks on said lifting member, spaced pinions engaging said racks, opposed flanges also on said lifting member, rollers engaging said flanges to guide said member when being moved from one position to another, and mechanism for operating said pinions and said lifting member'.

41. Ajack comprising a frame, a lifting member mounted thereon, bars pivotally connected toA said lifting member and having pivotal and' Vsliding connections with said frame, means for actuating said lifting member, and cooperating means on said lifting member and said frame to guide'said lifting `member during its initial movement, said bars functioning to guide andl` support said lifting member near the completion of yits lifting movement.

ik jack comprising in combination, a frame, a lifting memberm'ol'mtedv thereon, aA ratchet wheel', a rack andi pinion' connect'- ing sajid lifting member with said' ratchet wheel, a' holding pawl pivot-ally mounted on said frame' andyieldably held' against said ratchet wheel, an operating pawl having an oscillating movement on said frame and yieldably held against said ratchet wheel. an arm operatively connected with' said operating pawl and having a notched rod slidably mounted thereon', spring mounted' on said rod. any arm also operatively connected to said holding pawl'vai'id having mea-ns for engaging said notch to yieldingly hold said pawls together, said spring members' functioning to alternately move ysaid pawls into and out of engagement with members l tl said ratchet Wheel. to reverse the direction of rotation of said lifting` member to lower the jack.

l. .,liiacl comprising` an elongated, low

wheeled frame, having an axle transverse to the saine :it one end and having,` a pivotiiluift :it the opposite end, a. pinion rotatable iipon 'said axle ivithin the frame, :i lifting` element independentlv, gi'uidinglv held Within thev traine, and havinir a rack transniit'iblv engaging at one end ivith the pinion troni above.. said element and rack of tif-inline. when in this inoperative position, troni the pinion toivzird they opposite -nd of ine traine. and being suhslaiitiallvy horixoiitallv disposed and substantially l'oiised ivithin the traine ivlieii :it lon'ermost level` a frame-i e lifting; linl: pivoted by one end to that end of the lifting,l element adjacent the pinion, and slotted :it its opposite end, with 'the slot slidably engaging about nid pivot-shaft, and means tor :ipplijingg' power to rotate the pinion, includA ine` :i pan'l meelianisni mounted upon the axle and frame, :i quadrant pivoted cen iz'alllv upon seid. pivot-shall, nn operatinp` lever having,` latch means engaging the niiadriint, and a linh operativelii connecting tl i'iieli and paw] mechanism.

,l jack comprising` :i frame, a lifting member mounted thereon adapted for movement from a supine position to a substantially vertical position, teeth on said lifting member, a pinion for enacting thereivith, means for rotating said pinion, said pinion having' an annular shoiilder for rolling against said lifting member, a roller mounted on said frame for also rolling;- againstsaid lifting member, said annular shoulder and said roller serving to support said lifting' member and a bar connected to said lifting member and connected 'to the frame permitting` said lifting' member to be supported on said annular shoulder and said roller during its initial movement but causing the liftingl member to be supported by the annular shoulder and the bar during' the completion of the lifting' movenient.

S. A jack comprising a sector shaped lifting member and support therefor, means for raising;` said member from its normal inactive loivered position to an upright lifting position, said means .including a curved racl on said sector shaped lifting member, a pinion in engagement therewith supported on said frame and a ratchet device for imparting rotation to said pinion and a bar pivotally connected to said lifting member and having a pivotal and sliding` connection with said frame for supporting` said lifting member after it has been moved to raised position.

9. A jack Comprising` a frame and a lifting member having a curved rack, a pinion on the frame for cooperating therewith, and a bar pivoted to the lifting member at one end and pivotally and slidably connected at, its other end to the frame, said bar funetioning only when the lifting' member nears the completion of its lifting; movement diie lo the pivotal and slidable connection betiveen one end of the bar and said frame..

l0. fr jack comprising a frame and a lifting member having a curved rack, a pinion on the frame for cooperatingl therewith, and a har pivot-ed to the lifting` member at one end and a slot and pin connection between said frame and the free end of said bai', said slot and pin connection functioning to canse the bar to brace the lifting member when the liftingmember nears the completion of its lifting` movement.

l1. A jack comprising an elongated, low ivheelei'l frame, a lifting element independently, giiidingly held Within the frame, said lifting member being adapted for movement from a supine position and substantiallliv housed ivithin the frame when in such posit-ion to a substantially vertical position, and a bar pivotally connected to said liftingmember and having a. pivotal and slidingI conneetion with said frame.

l2. A jack comprising` an elongated, 10W Wheeled frame, having an axle transversing the saine at one end and having a pivotshaft at the opposite end. a pinion rotatable upon said axle Within the frame. a lifting element independently, guidingly held Within the frame, and having a rack transmittiblv engaging at one end with the pinion from above, said element and rack entending, when in this inoperative position. aivav from the pinion toivard the opposite end of the frame, and being` substantialliv horizontallv disposed and substantially housed Within the vtrame When at loivermostlevel, a f 'ame-like lifting* link pivoted by one end to that end of the lifting); element adjacent the pinion, and slotted at its opposite end. With the slot slidablv engaging about said pivot-shaft.. and means for applying poiver to rotate the pinion.

13. A i'aelt comprising an elongated, loiv' ivheeled frame, having' an axle trans-,voisine the same at one end and having a pivotshaft at the opposite end, a pinion rotatable upon said axle Within the frame` a lifting elementindependently. gruidinglv7 held ivithin the frame, and having' a rack transmittibly engaging at one end ivith the pinion from above. said element and rack extending, ivhen in this inoperative position. aiva'v from the pinion toivard the opposite end o the fame, and being substantiall' -,7 horizontally disposed and f-:ubstantiallv housed ivithin the frame ivlien at loivermost level. a frame-like liftinglink pivoted bv one end to that end of the lifting element. adjacent the pinion, and slotted at its opposite end,

With the slot slidably engaging about said pivot-shaft, a lifting head Carried by the end of said frame-like link adjacent the lifting element and means for applying power to rotate the pinion.

14.. A jack Comprising an elongated, low Wheeled frame, a lifting element independently, guidingly held Within the frame, said lifting membei1 being adapted for movement from a Supine position and Substantially housed Within the frame when insuch position to a substantially vertical position, and a bar pivotallyoonneoted to said lifting member and having a pivotal and sliding connection with said frame and a lifting head carried by said bait l In Witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 16th day of November, 1925 LEONARD D. NILSON. 

